Charley M wrote:NS folder (titled 73a6fe31... WTF! kinda title is that, that's Fx all over)
@ Giorgio: Although "WTF" may be common on the Net, I question whether it is appropriate language in a sticky post that represents the forum. Also whether the implicit sneering at Fx ("that's Fx all over") should remain in the post. Since you approved it, I won't edit and will leave it to your judgment.
Charley M wrote:The sticky post is only for Windoze, is too long, too many words, and doesn't generalise for the average user.
A user so inexperienced to need a recipe like the sticky post really shouldn't be editing their profile at all.
@Charley M.: We get users of all knowledge levels here, and welcome them all. Note that the
"NOSCRIPT QUICK START GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS" has had (at this moment) 105 views in less than four days.
This particular question has come up many times, also by users of various knowledge levels. We had a private discussion before posting that included the risks of editing the profile. Hence the "hold-your-hand", or step-by-step, guide that anyone who can follow the directions can do safely. Many low-tech users have multiple computers in their homes; others would like their work and home machines synched. Would you not agree that the lowest-knowledge users are more likely to be using Windows? Those on *nix, BSD, etc., are probably knowledgeable enough to figure this out for themselves, but thanks much for contributing your cross-platform fast-path for the high-tech user.
However, I think we both missed something. (I assume you were working only from my guide instead of doing your own research before writing your Guide, correct?)
and copy/paste the block of lines that begin with "noscript" into a new text document.
For one thing, none of the lines begin with "noscript". I know that you're assuming a high-tech user who "knows" that you "really" mean "user_pref("noscript.
But there are also a couple of non-contiguous lines far above this block, which start with "user_pref("capability.policy.maonoscript..." It appears to be the Whitelist, whereas the Untrusted is stored farther down in the block we both referenced, "user_pref("noscript.untrusted",".
@Giorgio, can you confirm/deny this? If true, I can edit both Charley's high-tech guide and my average-user guide. Thanks.
[quote="Charley M"]NS folder (titled 73a6fe31... WTF! kinda title is that, that's Fx all over)[/quote]
@ Giorgio: Although "WTF" may be common on the Net, I question whether it is appropriate language in a sticky post that represents the forum. Also whether the implicit sneering at Fx ("that's Fx all over") should remain in the post. Since you approved it, I won't edit and will leave it to your judgment.
[quote="Charley M"]The sticky post is only for Windoze, is too long, too many words, and doesn't generalise for the average user.
A user so inexperienced to need a recipe like the sticky post really shouldn't be editing their profile at all.[/quote]
@Charley M.: We get users of all knowledge levels here, and welcome them all. Note that the [url=http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=268]"NOSCRIPT QUICK START GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS"[/url] has had (at this moment) 105 views in less than four days.
This particular question has come up many times, also by users of various knowledge levels. We had a private discussion before posting that included the risks of editing the profile. Hence the "hold-your-hand", or step-by-step, guide that anyone who can follow the directions can do safely. Many low-tech users have multiple computers in their homes; others would like their work and home machines synched. Would you not agree that the lowest-knowledge users are more likely to be using Windows? Those on *nix, BSD, etc., are probably knowledgeable enough to figure this out for themselves, but thanks much for contributing your cross-platform fast-path for the high-tech user.
However, I think we both missed something. (I assume you were working only from my guide instead of doing your own research before writing your Guide, correct?)
[quote]and copy/paste the block of lines that begin with "noscript" into a new text document. [/quote]
For one thing, none of the lines begin with "noscript". I know that you're assuming a high-tech user who "knows" that you "really" mean "user_pref("noscript.
But there are also a couple of non-contiguous lines far above this block, which start with "user_pref("capability.policy.maonoscript..." It appears to be the Whitelist, whereas the Untrusted is stored farther down in the block we both referenced, "user_pref("noscript.untrusted",".
@Giorgio, can you confirm/deny this? If true, I can edit both Charley's high-tech guide and my average-user guide. Thanks.